7+ hour, 32+ min ago   (1661+ words) Pregnant woman using a glucometer. Source: iStock When Nkiruka Okoro was seven years old, she got news that shook her to the core. The memory of that day, February 22, 1988, has clung to her like a second skin. A few weeks…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1074+ words) Medical experts have said it will be practically impossible to reduce Nigeria’s high maternal mortality rate unless pregnant women across the country, including those in hard-to-reach areas, have access to regular antenatal care and hospital delivery. The experts advised pregnant…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (984+ words) Maternal health experts have stressed the importance of healthy diets during pregnancy, warning that poor nutrition and malnutrition can restrict foetal growth and increase the risk of low birth weight, premature birth and, in severe cases, foetal death. The gynaecologists…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (883+ words) File: Head of Paediatrics at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina, Dr Abdurrazzaq Alege For many mothers worried about low breast milk supply, herbal boosters may seem like a quick fix. However, paediatricians warn that some of the substances consumed through…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (510+ words) Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has officially unveiled the names of his newborn daughter at a colourful traditional naming ceremony held at the ancient Emese Court within the Ooni’s…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago   (435+ words) A woman attending the ongoing Redeemed Christian Church of God convention at Redemption City, Ogun State, has shared how what she described as a joke during Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s 83rd birthday celebration eventually became a testimony after she gave birth to…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (607+ words) As the 2026 World Breastfeeding Week begins on Saturday, the United Nations Children’s Fund has charged media practitioners to sustain the importance of breastfeeding and child nutrition for human capital, health and sustainable development. This was the key message to newsmen…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (333+ words) File: Dr Nonye Soludo As the world begins the ‘World Breastfeeding Week 2026’, the Anambra first lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, has urged women across the country to prioritise exclusive breastfeeding for their babies, adding that breastfeeding is a priceless gift that…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (399+ words) The United Nations Children’s Fund has called on fathers and other stakeholders in Borno State to provide the necessary support for breastfeeding mothers to enable them to feed infants with the nutrients they need to protect them against illnesses that…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (997+ words) Maternal health. Credit: Getty Images They made the call on Thursday at the National Policy Dialogue on “Institutionalising Health Financing and Digital Health Innovations in Nigeria: Maternal Health Reforms – A Case for Private Sector Integration,” organised by the Accountability Commitment…...